Crookery and Plainness

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Crookery noun - The inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery.

Usage example: the dealer encouraged his sales reps to engage in crookery of all sorts, so long as it sold cars

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Plainness is an antonym for crookery.

Plainness noun - The free expression of one's true feelings and opinions.

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Crookery is an antonym for plainness.

Nearby Words: plain, plainly

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Plainness and Crookery. (2017). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/crookery/plainness

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